Sheathe Your Sword, Clark Tells Bayelsans

The former Federal Commissioner for Information and for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has urged politicians in Bayelsa State to sheath the sword and embrace peace for the overall interest of the state.
Clark particularly urged the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, who was returned as the duly elected governor of Bayelsa State to extend an Olive branch to Chief David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leadership of his party for the growth and development of the state.
In a statement he signed, yesterday, the elder statesman, who is the chairman, Board of Trustees, Ijaw National Congress Convener, Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) also pleaded with the governor to run a government of reconciliation to reduce the high level of acrimony in the state.
Clark, who congratulated Diri as the governor of Bayelsa State, said that all eyes in the country were on him as the chief executive to put in place structures for purposeful leadership in Bayelsa State having regard to the high performance of his predecessor, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, in areas as educational development and pursuing an Ijaw interest.
He said, “With the Supreme Court verdict of Thursday, 13th February, 2020 and the subsequent confirmation on Wednesday, 26th February, 2020 reaffirming Senator Douye Diri as the duly elected governor of Bayelsa State, the drawn season of high-level politics in Bayelsa State has come to an end.
“I, therefore, heartily congratulate Governor Douye Diri and the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo as well as their entire campaign team and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at large.